The Best V's

[gibbleking]

i find tree stumps and the ground are brill for bringing me to a halt..either that or the xt v brakes i use on me sannie.

 

[Anthony]

Surely the pads and levers with no play are more important than the brake arms. I agree with Max that Deores with good pads work fine, certainly better than XTR with worn/duff pads. Best solution is any old brake with ceramic rims and ceramic-specific pads.

But I'm talking about braking not looks, so maybe I'm missing the point?

 

[Harryburgundy]

Surely the pads and levers with no play are more important than the brake arms. I agree with Max that Deores with good pads work fine, certainly better than XTR with worn/duff pads. Best solution is any old brake with ceramic rims and ceramic-specific pads.

But I'm talking about braking not looks, so maybe I'm missing the point?

Looks help a bit too...if you are a tart like me

These on Ebay, but I think I have left it too late to see if UK shipping is an option http://tinyurl.com/5qdk8e

 

[Boothy]

Go the original XT Vbrakes on my Pace and they're still going strong 12 years later.

Really anchor the bugger, but to be fair I haven't tried much else... I agree the Paul's look tasty.

 

[dyna-ti]

I've only ever used Shimano Lx and Xt
my Xt with their parallel push rattled an vibrated and caused squealing
The lx are great [the ones without parallel] are the same as any other
,i found though when i used the lx v's with the Xt levers i got better results
This is the '98 stuff im on about,i went hope after that
Dont know about ,avids ,though ive never heard anything bad about them

 

[Kestonian]

I like my Pauls. I bought them for the looks, but have got them set up pretty well.

On Ceramic rims, though ....

 

[ibob]

Yeah - blocks make all the difference - Deore Vs with Kool Stop pads stop my big cromo tandem with gf and full camping gear on no problem...

 

[Augustus]

Avid Ultimate arms. XTR levers.



have XTR's, Ultimates and Arch Supremes and this is the best mixture of the sets I have found.

That said, my cheapo Avid levers on the station runner are a nicer action than the Ultimate levers. But they don't look as nice so that renders them not an option obviously.

 

[scant]

Avid Ultimate arms. XTR levers.



have XTR's, Ultimates and Arch Supremes and this is the best mixture of the sets I have found.

That said, my cheapo Avid levers on the station runner are a nicer action than the Ultimate levers. But they don't look as nice so that renders them not an option obviously.

ditto that, best combo for power & modulation are avid ultimate arms & XTR levers. also best for longevity. neither the arch supreme arms or ultimate levers are anygood long term.
if you're getting more power out of v brakes than new hope hydraulics then you havent set them up properly.

 

[novekili]

mrazek.